Fruit drying frame



June 24, 1930. D. c. ROSENBERG I FRUIT DRYING FRAME Filed Dec. 12, 1929 C. Hasenfiery.

awe/mien J .iulnutv u I I I I I. l L n Patented June 24, 1930 I a a .4 1 758 295 UNITED STATES orsic DANIEL 0. ROSENBERG, OF SOBIESKI, WISCONSIN FRUIT DRYING FRAME Application filed December 12, 1929. Serial No. 413,613.

The invention relates to a frame for holdmembers 5, said latch members each consisting fruit during the process of drying and ing of a U-shaped frame 6 having a relahas for its principal object the provision of tively long arm 7 provided with an angular a frame that holds the fruit spread for eX- flange 8 that is pivotally secured to the posure to the air and provided with means frame 1 by means of a bolt or other fasten 50 by which the shrinkage of the fruit in drying 9 and a shorter arm 10 having an 'anguing is automatically offset 'by automatic lar flange 11 provided with an opening 12. movement of one member of the frame rela- 13 indicates a plunger slidably mounted in tively to the other to maintain the fruit an opening 14; in the bight of the U-shaped 10 spaced in the frame at all times. member 6 andhaving a foot plate 15 secured 55 A further object of the invention is the thereto, engaging the frame 2 and held in provision of a fruit drying frame comprisengagement therewith by means of a coil ing two relatively movable and telescoping spring 16 surrounding the plunger 13 and 7 frames in which are secured screen panels, terminally engaging the foot plate 1 5 and 15 and providing resilient means connecting the bight of the U-shaped member 6 to hold V the two frames and to hold them assembled the frame 2 in telescopic relation with the so that the frames automatically move relaframe 1, the spring pressed foot plate 15 intively to one another as the drying process suring close engagement of the panels 3 and proceeds to maintain the frames in such 4 with the fruit therebetween to hold the relation as to hold the material spread befruit spaced during the drying process, and 65 tween the screen panels. V also providingfor automatically moving the The invention will be described in detail frames 1 and 2 relatively, to one another as hereinafter and will be found illustrated in drying of the fruit progresses to maintain the accompanying drawings in which the material in spaced relations at all times.

Figure 1 is a front View in elevation The latching means also includes an angular 70 the improved fruit drying frame, guide member 17 having a reduced extension Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view on 18 that extends through the opening 12 and a plane indicated by the line 22 of Figure is terminally secured to the foot plate 15 to 1, and i move therewith, the member 17 having an Figure 3 is a sectional detail on a'plane angular offset portion 19 provided with an 75 indicated by the line 33 of Figure 1. opening 20 through which the plunger 13 In the drawings similar reference characextends. ters are used to designate corresponding What is claimed is I parts throughout the several views. 1; A fruit drying frame, compri 'singtele- The fruit drying frame consists of two scoping screen frames adapted to receiverso telescopically related frames designated 1' fruit for drying therebetween, and resilient and 2, respectively, which may be rectangumeans holding the frames in assembled r'elar as shown or any other shape desired. lation and providing means for spacing the 3 and 1 designate panels of wire screen fabframes to accommodate the thickness of ma- 40 ric carried by the frames 1 and 2, respecterial therebetween and for automatically 815 tively, and between which the fruit or other reducing the space between the frames durmaterial to be dried is placed and held in ing the drying process. 7 V

relatively spaced relation by engagement be- 2. A fruit drying frame, comprising teletween the panels. The two frames are held scoping screen frames adapted to receive in assembled relation by means of latch fruit for drying therebetween,and resilient 9 means for holding the frames in assembled relation.

3. A fruit drying frame, comprising tel-escoping screen frames adapted to receive fruit for drying therebetween, latch means pivotally secured to the outer of said frames, and resilient means mounted on said latch means engaging the inner of said frames and compressing the material between the frames.

Intestmmny whereof I afiiX my slgnature.

DANIEL C. ROSENBERG. 1 

